Mary A. Miller | |
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| Born | Mary A. Davis September 18, 1837 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1925 |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pennsylvania |
| Pen name | (several) |
| Occupation | Editor, publisher |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College for Young Ladies |
| Genre | Missionary |
| Notable works | History of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church |
| Spouse | William Miller |
Mary A. Miller (née, Davis; pen name, various; September 18, 1837 – September 23, 1925) was an American editor and publisher of missionary periodicals. She was also the author of History of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church, 1896. Miller's name appeared as missionary editor of the woman's department in the Methodist Recorder, published in Pittsburgh, and since 1885, as editor and publisher at the Woman's Missionary Record,[1] organ of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church (WFMS; organized in 1879).[2] She was the first editor of the Woman's Missionary Record, serving in that role for ten years.[3] Miller served as corresponding secretary of the society for six years,[4] represented the society in a number of the annual conferences of the church, in two general conferences, and in 1888, was a delegate to the World's Missionary Conference in London, England.[5] Miller died in 1925.
- ^ Okker 2008, p. 201.
- ^ Pierson 1891, p. 400.
- ^ Davis 1921, p. 95.
- ^ Davis 1921, p. 104.
- ^ Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 506.